gilus

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See also: gilūs and giluș

Lithuanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Baltic *gil- (compare Latvian dziļš (deep)), of unknown further origin.[1] Various proposed theories, including those relating the word to Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH- (to hurt, stab) (whence gélti (to ache, sting, bite) and Proto-Germanic *kwelaną (to suffer, hurt)), are semantically difficult.[2] Related to gelmė̃ (deep spot; depth).

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Adjective[edit]

gilùs m (feminine gilì, neuter gilù) stress pattern 4

  1. deep

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “gilus I”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 176
  2. ^ gilus”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012